Daughters Of Slaves

Author : Bob Lipscomb
Publisher : Yawn's Books & More, Incorporated
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1943529477

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The Slave Daughter by Bob Lipscomb Pdf

When a group of settlers move into the Appalachian Mountains, they face the monumental task of carving new farms from a frontier area. For those settlers, the task is made easier because they can rely on slaves they brought with them. But for the slaves, this new area means not just brutally hard work, but separation from families they left behind. And for one of those slaves, a young woman, it means additional indignities: not only is she her owner's slave-she is his daughter as well. The Slave Daughter is based on a true story, now largely shrouded in time. From that story Bob Lipscomb has crafted a novel portraying the slaves' fears and suffering, but by recounting their endurance and courage, he has demonstrated their towering humanity.

Author : Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300251838

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They Were Her Property by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers Pdf

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History A bold and searing investigation into the role of white women in the American slave economy “Compelling.”—Renee Graham, Boston Globe “Stunning.”—Rebecca Onion, Slate “Makes a vital contribution to our understanding of our past and present.”—Parul Sehgal, New York Times Bridging women’s history, the history of the South, and African American history, this book makes a bold argument about the role of white women in American slavery. Historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers draws on a variety of sources to show that slave‑owning women were sophisticated economic actors who directly engaged in and benefited from the South’s slave market. Because women typically inherited more slaves than land, enslaved people were often their primary source of wealth. Not only did white women often refuse to cede ownership of their slaves to their husbands, they employed management techniques that were as effective and brutal as those used by slave‑owning men. White women actively participated in the slave market, profited from it, and used it for economic and social empowerment. By examining the economically entangled lives of enslaved people and slave‑owning women, Jones-Rogers presents a narrative that forces us to rethink the economics and social conventions of slaveholding America.

Author : Julia Flynn Siler
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101875261

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The White Devil's Daughters by Julia Flynn Siler Pdf

A revelatory history of the trafficking of young Asian girls that flourished in San Francisco during the first century of Chinese immigration (1848-1943), and the "safe house" on the edge of Chinatown that became a refuge for those seeking their freedom. From 1874, a house on the edge of San Francisco's Chinatown served as a gateway to freedom for thousands of enslaved and vulnerable young Chinese women and girls. Known as the Occidental Mission Home, it survived earthquakes, fire, bubonic plague, and violence directed against its occupants and supporters-- a courageous group of female abolitionists who fought the slave trade in Chinese women, challenging the corrosive, anti-Chinese prejudices of the time. Siler relates how the women who ran the house defied contemporary convention, even occasionally broke the law, by physically rescuing children from the brothels where they worked, or snatching them off the ships smuggling them in, and helped bring the exploiters to justice. She has also uncovered the stories of many of the girls and young women who came to the Mission and the lives they later led, sometimes becoming part of the home's staff themselves. A remarkable story of an overlooked part of our history, told with sympathy and vigor.--

Author : Mildred Pitts Walter
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781504027885

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Second Daughter by Mildred Pitts Walter Pdf

Set during the American Revolution and based on a true story, Elizabeth Freeman, a young slave, sues for her freedom—and wins Sheffield, Massachusetts. Six-year-old Aissa and her older sister, Elizabeth, work as slaves in the home of their owners—Master and Mistress Anna. Raised by Elizabeth after their mother died, and chafing under the yoke of bondage, Aissa is a natural-born rebel. Elizabeth, nicknamed Bett by her owners, is more accepting of her fate in spite of growing anti-slavery sentiment. She marries Josiah Freeman, a freed black man, and they have a child. Then on July 4, 1776, America achieves her dream of independence from England, and in 1780, Massachusetts drafts its own constitution, establishing a bill of rights. When Mistress Anna, angered by Aissa’s defiance, threatens her with a hot coal shovel, Bett takes the blow instead, and is severely burned. She walks out of the house, vowing never to come back—and takes her owners to court. Second Daughter is both riveting historical fiction and rousing courtroom drama about slavery, justice, courage, and the unconquerable love between two sisters.

Author : Jane Margaret Strickland
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 57 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066353766

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The Planter's Daughter and her Slave by Jane Margaret Strickland Pdf

The Planter's Daughter and her Slave is a thought-provoking historical novel written by British author Jane Margaret Strickland. Through vivid characters and a richly detailed setting, Strickland explores themes of race, power, and humanity during the era of slavery. The author's meticulous research and empathetic narrative make this a significant contribution to historical fiction.

Author : Pernille Ipsen
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812291971

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Daughters of the Trade by Pernille Ipsen Pdf

Severine Brock's first language was Ga, yet it was not surprising when, in 1842, she married Edward Carstensen. He was the last governor of Christiansborg, the fort that, in the eighteenth century, had been the center of Danish slave trading in West Africa. She was the descendant of Ga-speaking women who had married Danish merchants and traders. Their marriage would have been familiar to Gold Coast traders going back nearly 150 years. In Daughters of the Trade, Pernille Ipsen follows five generations of marriages between African women and Danish men, revealing how interracial marriage created a Euro-African hybrid culture specifically adapted to the Atlantic slave trade. Although interracial marriage was prohibited in European colonies throughout the Atlantic world, in Gold Coast slave-trading towns it became a recognized and respected custom. Cassare, or "keeping house," gave European men the support of African women and their kin, which was essential for their survival and success, while African families made alliances with European traders and secured the legitimacy of their offspring by making the unions official. For many years, Euro-African families lived in close proximity to the violence of the slave trade. Sheltered by their Danish names and connections, they grew wealthy and influential. But their powerful position on the Gold Coast did not extend to the broader Atlantic world, where the link between blackness and slavery grew stronger, and where Euro-African descent did not guarantee privilege. By the time Severine Brock married Edward Carstensen, their world had changed. Daughters of the Trade uncovers the vital role interracial marriage played in the coastal slave trade, the production of racial difference, and the increasing stratification of the early modern Atlantic world.

Author : Doris Kadish
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781386538

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Fathers, Daughters, and Slaves by Doris Kadish Pdf

This new study brings to life the unique contribution of French women during the early nineteenth century, a key period in the history of colonialism and slavery. It offers in-depth readings of works by five antislavery writers – Germaine de Staël, Claire Duras, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Charlotte Dard and Sophie Doin.

Author : Jane Margaret Strickland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1830
Category : Antislavery movements
ISBN : OXFORD:590949934

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The planter's daughter and her slave, by the author of 'Early lessons' [&c.]. by Jane Margaret Strickland Pdf

Author : Julia Flynn Siler
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101875278

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The White Devil's Daughters by Julia Flynn Siler Pdf

During the first hundred years of Chinese immigration--from 1848 to 1943--San Francisco was home to a shockingly extensive underground slave trade in Asian women, who were exploited as prostitutes and indentured servants. In this gripping, necessary book, bestselling author Julia Flynn Siler shines a light on this little-known chapter in our history--and gives us a vivid portrait of the safe house to which enslaved women escaped. The Occidental Mission Home, situated on the edge of Chinatown, served as a gateway to freedom for thousands. Run by a courageous group of female Christian abolitionists, it survived earthquakes, fire, bubonic plague, and violent attacks. We meet Dolly Cameron, who ran the home from 1899 to 1934, and Tien Fuh Wu, who arrived at the house as a young child after her abuse as a household slave drew the attention of authorities. Wu would grow up to become Cameron's translator, deputy director, and steadfast friend. Siler shows how Dolly and her colleagues defied convention and even law--physically rescuing young girls from brothels, snatching them from their smugglers--and how they helped bring the exploiters to justice. Riveting and revelatory, The White Devil's Daughters is a timely, extraordinary account of oppression, resistance, and hope.

Author : Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781316514719

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Second-Class Daughters by Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman Pdf

A powerful account of the coexistence of exploitation and loving familial relationships in the lives of 'adoptive daughters' in Brazil.

Author : Doris Y. Kadish
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846318467

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Fathers, Daughters, and Slaves by Doris Y. Kadish Pdf

Fathers, Daughters, and Slaves explores the unique contribution by French women writers to Haitian politics and culture during the early nineteenth century, when Haiti was on the verge of reestablishing slavery and when class, race, and gender identities were being renegotiated. It offers in-depth readings of works by Germaine de Staël, Claire de Duras, and Marceline Desbordes- Valmore, as well as two lesserknown but important writers, Charlotte Dard and Sophie Doin, all of whom were writers living in France commenting on Haiti from afar, and all of whom were staunch opponents of slavery. Exploring the similarities between the works of these French women and twentiethand twenty-first-century francophone texts, it offers a much-needed new voice to the exploration of colonial fiction, Caribbean writing, romanticism, and feminism, undercutting the neat distinctions between the cultures of France and its colonies, as well as nineteenth- and twentieth-century writing.

Author : Thomas Norman DeWolf,Sharon Morgan
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780807014424

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Gather at the Table by Thomas Norman DeWolf,Sharon Morgan Pdf

Two people—a black woman and a white man—confront the legacy of slavery and racism head-on “We embarked on this journey because we believe America must overcome the racial barriers that divide us, the barriers that drive us to strike out at one another out of ignorance and fear. To do nothing is unacceptable.” Sharon Leslie Morgan, a black woman from Chicago’s South Side avoids white people; they scare her. Despite her trepidation, Morgan, a descendent of slaves on both sides of her family, began a journey toward racial reconciliation with Thomas Norman DeWolf, a white man from rural Oregon who descends from the largest slave-trading dynasty in US history. Over a three-year period, the pair traveled thousands of miles, both overseas and through twenty-seven states, visiting ancestral towns, courthouses, cemeteries, plantations, antebellum mansions, and historic sites. They spent time with one another’s families and friends and engaged in deep conversations about how the lingering trauma of slavery shaped their lives. Gather at the Table is the chronicle of DeWolf and Morgan’s journey. Arduous and at times uncomfortable, it lays bare the unhealed wounds of slavery. As DeWolf and Morgan demonstrate, before we can overcome racism we must first acknowledge and understand the damage inherited from the past—which invariably involves confronting painful truths. The result is a revelatory testament to the possibilities that open up when people commit to truth, justice, and reconciliation. DeWolf and Morgan offer readers an inspiring vision and a powerful model for healing individuals and communities.

Author : Catherine Kerrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101886243

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Jefferson's Daughters by Catherine Kerrison Pdf

Includes a partial Heming's family tree.

Author : William Wells Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1436950074

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Clotel Or the President's Daughter by William Wells Brown Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Camillia Cowling,Maria Helena Pereira Toledo Machado,Diana Paton,Emily West
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429535802

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Motherhood, Childlessness and the Care of Children in Atlantic Slave Societies by Camillia Cowling,Maria Helena Pereira Toledo Machado,Diana Paton,Emily West Pdf

This book provides critical perspectives on the multiple forms of ‘mothering’ that took place in Atlantic slave societies. Facing repeated child death, mothering was a site of trauma and grief for many, even as slaveholders romanticized enslaved women’s work in caring for slaveholders' children. Examining a wide range of societies including medieval Spain, Brazil, and New England, and including the work of historians based in Brazil, Cuba, the United States, and Britain, this collection breaks new ground in demonstrating the importance of mothering for the perpetuation of slavery, and the complexity of the experience of motherhood in such circumstances. This pathbreaking collection, on all aspects of the experience, politics, and representations of motherhood under Atlantic slavery, analyses societies across the Atlantic world, and will be of interest to those studying the history of slavery as well as those studying mothering throughout history. This book comprises two special issues, originally published in Slavery & Abolition and Women’s History Review.